Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, October 18
Carmel, Ind.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
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Hoosier Fall Preview
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
Women's Golf Surges Back to Win; Johnson Takes Third
10/18/2011 4:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
The victory marks the 17th title in the program's history and the second this season
Results.
GolfWeek Article.
CARMEL, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team finished Monday's opening round of the Hoosier Fall Invitational trailing the University of Notre Dame by six stokes. However, by the time all the scores had been recorded Tuesday at Crooked Stick Golf Club, the Eagles had rallied to leapfrog the Fighting Irish to capture the tournament title with a a season-best 912 (303-306-303). UND finished just a stoke back at 913 (306-297-310) followed by the No. 45-ranked Illini of the University of Illinois in third with a 918 (314-293-311).
The victory marked the team's second title of the 2011-12 campaign and 17th overall championship in the program's 16-year history. It is also the 13th team championship during Head Coach Sandy Wagner's seven-year tenure as head coach.
Eastern Michigan also won the Nittany Lion Invitational, Oct. 2. The victories sandwiched a third-place finish, Oct. 11, at the Mid-American Conference Preview.
EMU finished with four players in the tournament's top 15, including junior Sarah Johnson (Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) capturing third place with a score of 224 (75-75-74). The finish was Johnson's fourth career top-five finish in 24 all-time events. Senior Shannon Warner (Livonia, Mich.-Livonia Churchill-Michigan State) added her third top 10 showing of the fall with a two-day total of 227 (73-74-80).
Sophomore Rushda Mallick (Cape Town, South Africa-Glenwood House-Cape Peninsula University of Technology) closed the tournament with a round of even-par 72 for a 228 (79-77-72) in a tie for 11th. Sophomores Alyssa Kwon (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada-Richmond Hill) and Corey Crossan (London, Ontario, Canada-Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School) each managed a 236 (76-83-77) and a 250 (79-80-91), respectively.
Playing as an individual, junior Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada-Westside Secondary School) came up just shy of here first-career top 10 finish with a 228 (74-74-77) in a tie for 11th place. However, the 54-hole total was still a career-low for the Orangeville, Ontario native.
Coach Wagner's crew closes out the fall portion of the schedule at the Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23-25, in Fort Myers, Fla.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
3. Sarah Johnson 75-75-74=224
t-8. Shannon Warner 73-74-80=227
t-11. Rushda Mallick 79-77-72=228
t-29 Alyssa Kwon 76-83-77=236
t-63. Corey Crossan 79-80-91=250
*t-11. Meredith Fairbairn 77-74-77=228
* playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 303-306-303=912
2. Notre Dame 306-297-310=913
3. No. 45 Illinois 314-293-311=918
4. Nebraska 311-302-311=924
5. Indiana 317-307-302=926
6. Penn State 305-315-308=928
7. Wichita State 307-311-312=930
8. Gonzaga 316-308-312=936
9. Missouri 323-307-321=951
10. Western Michigan 327-306-322=955
t-11. Toledo 329-316-316=961
t-11. Illinois State 330-321-310=961
13. Ball State 334-326-326=986
GolfWeek Article.
CARMEL, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team finished Monday's opening round of the Hoosier Fall Invitational trailing the University of Notre Dame by six stokes. However, by the time all the scores had been recorded Tuesday at Crooked Stick Golf Club, the Eagles had rallied to leapfrog the Fighting Irish to capture the tournament title with a a season-best 912 (303-306-303). UND finished just a stoke back at 913 (306-297-310) followed by the No. 45-ranked Illini of the University of Illinois in third with a 918 (314-293-311).
The victory marked the team's second title of the 2011-12 campaign and 17th overall championship in the program's 16-year history. It is also the 13th team championship during Head Coach Sandy Wagner's seven-year tenure as head coach.
Eastern Michigan also won the Nittany Lion Invitational, Oct. 2. The victories sandwiched a third-place finish, Oct. 11, at the Mid-American Conference Preview.
EMU finished with four players in the tournament's top 15, including junior Sarah Johnson (Wixom, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) capturing third place with a score of 224 (75-75-74). The finish was Johnson's fourth career top-five finish in 24 all-time events. Senior Shannon Warner (Livonia, Mich.-Livonia Churchill-Michigan State) added her third top 10 showing of the fall with a two-day total of 227 (73-74-80).
Sophomore Rushda Mallick (Cape Town, South Africa-Glenwood House-Cape Peninsula University of Technology) closed the tournament with a round of even-par 72 for a 228 (79-77-72) in a tie for 11th. Sophomores Alyssa Kwon (Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada-Richmond Hill) and Corey Crossan (London, Ontario, Canada-Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School) each managed a 236 (76-83-77) and a 250 (79-80-91), respectively.
Playing as an individual, junior Meredith Fairbairn (Orangeville, Ontario, Canada-Westside Secondary School) came up just shy of here first-career top 10 finish with a 228 (74-74-77) in a tie for 11th place. However, the 54-hole total was still a career-low for the Orangeville, Ontario native.
Coach Wagner's crew closes out the fall portion of the schedule at the Pat Bradley Invitational, Oct. 23-25, in Fort Myers, Fla.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
3. Sarah Johnson 75-75-74=224
t-8. Shannon Warner 73-74-80=227
t-11. Rushda Mallick 79-77-72=228
t-29 Alyssa Kwon 76-83-77=236
t-63. Corey Crossan 79-80-91=250
*t-11. Meredith Fairbairn 77-74-77=228
* playing as an individual
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan 303-306-303=912
2. Notre Dame 306-297-310=913
3. No. 45 Illinois 314-293-311=918
4. Nebraska 311-302-311=924
5. Indiana 317-307-302=926
6. Penn State 305-315-308=928
7. Wichita State 307-311-312=930
8. Gonzaga 316-308-312=936
9. Missouri 323-307-321=951
10. Western Michigan 327-306-322=955
t-11. Toledo 329-316-316=961
t-11. Illinois State 330-321-310=961
13. Ball State 334-326-326=986
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